Adirondack Climate Outreach & Resilience Network
Rural Resilience from the Ground Up
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) is a collaboration of Paul Smith’s College, The Wild Center, and the Adirondack Research Consortium with funding from the Adirondack Community Foundation. Initial funding was provided by NYSERDA. The ACORN rural resilience network includes local communities, organizations, and engaged individuals across the 14-county region of Northern New York State.
ACORN’s mission is to work together to identify community-driven solutions that ensure our rural region is proactive in responding to the changing climate. We identify shared projects with the goal of bringing state, federal, and foundation funding to the region to make solutions accessible to everyone.
North Country Rural Resilience Roadmap
Check out the North Country Rural Resilience Roadmap, containing findings from ACORN community outreach from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025.
Through this outreach, 99 local and regional leaders were engaged in focus groups, 328 people joined 12 listening sessions, 200 attendees and 32 speakers attended the Adirondack Climate Conference, and 317 participants filled out an online survey.
The report links to additional resources and funding opportunities to assist communities with climate resilience planning and implementation.
